猛虎不及地頭蟲 [－－－－－头虫]

Jyutping maang5 fu2 bat1 kap6 dei6 tau4 cung4
Pinyin měng hǔ bù jí dì tóu chóng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a mighty know-all is no match for an ordinary local (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    指一個​人​無​論​喺​佢​熟悉​嘅​環​境​裏​邊​有​幾​咁​威​水​，​去​到​外地​都​比​唔​上​當地​人
    used to show that however powerful one is in the environment with which he is familiar, he is at a disadvantage when he leaves there; literally: a local caterpillar outshines a fierce tiger
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    猛虎不及地头虫
    猛虎不及地頭蟲
    maang5 fu2 bat1 kap6 dei6 tau4 cung4
    • used to show that however powerful one is in the environment with which he is familiar, he is at a disadvantage when he leaves there; literally: a local caterpillar outshines a fierce tiger
  2. Cantonese
    猛虎不及地头虫
    猛虎不及地頭蟲
    • used to show that however powerful one is in the environment with which he is familiar, he is at a disadvantage when he leaves there; literally: a local caterpillar outshines a fierce tiger